Tvorog, a type of pastry used in Russia, can be replaced with farmer’s cheese or even ricotta. It is a delightful cross between apple cake and pie since it is filled with a delectable apple-sour cream mixture. A Russian favorite that is highly recommended!
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 45 mins |
| Additional Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 30 mins |
| Servings: | 10 |
| Yield: | 1 9-inch cake |
Ingredients
- 5 ½ ounces farmer’s cheese
- 3 ½ tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 apples, cored and thinly sliced
Instructions
- Combine farmer’s cheese, melted butter, and milk in a bowl and stir until smooth.
- Mix 1 3/4 cups flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, and baking powder in a separate bowl. Add to the ricotta mixture. Mix until pastry dough comes together. Refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
- Beat 1/2 cup sugar and eggs together in a bowl using an electric mixer until thickened. Add sour cream, 2 tablespoons flour, and vanilla extract; stir until filling is well combined.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9-inch springform cake pan.
- Press the chilled pastry into the bottom and sides of the cake pan. Add 1/2 the apples; top with 1/2 of the filling. Repeat layering, ending with the filling.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Remove and let cool in pan.
- This can also be baked in a deep pie plate.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 286 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 40 g |
| Cholesterol | 63 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 98 mg |
| Sugars | 19 g |
| Fat | 11 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |